Pittsburgh Dad & Mercury Men

Pittsburgh Dad & Mercury Men
Country: USA/Pittsburgh
Director: Chris Preksta
Local filmmaker Chris Preksta (and Pittsburgh Filmmaker's alum) first met actor Curt Wootton on the set of the 2005 web series Captain Blasto. From there, the two collaborated on Mercury Men, a Pittsburgh-based retro online sci-fi series whose episodes are now playing on the SyFy Network. More recently, Wootton has become famous as Pittsburgh Dad, perfectly capturing the traditional, blue-collar everyman who lives and breaths “the stillers,” goes to Kennywood every year, and partakes in most things Pittsburgh. The one-man online series became an overnight Internet sensation, generating millions of hits. For this event, Preksta and Wootton will screen clips from both series and discuss online film exhibition. (approx. 80 min)